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enoch john
enoch john
Member since: Aug, 2008
Last login: 11/26/2009
Last update : 11/25/2009
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  • I write poetry because I feel liberated. I have a degree in English from the University of the West Indies. My postgraduate thesis is a work in progress. Some of my influences include Shakespeare, Dante, and Derek Walcott. My aspiration is to become one of the great poets of modern times.<!--Session data-->

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  • Obama and India at Thanksgiving

    November 25, 2009

    • In one of his smartest diplomatic manouvres since assuming the Presidency 10 months ago,Barack Obama welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife on a State visit in the East Room of the White House,yesterday.To me India has a most significant role to play in Asia and globally at this time.As India prepares to flex her muscles in the world theatre,here are a few things that ...
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  • Hoodwinking us with Climate Change?

    November 23, 2009

    • World leaders should have as their number one priority the creation of permanent jobs for their people after the financial disaster we experienced last year.I mean  in the United States alone circa 6 million people were sent home.Can you believe this?And around the world  in Asia,Europe,Africa and everywhere people were losing their jobs and homes.Don't world leaders think that this should be ...
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  • Oprah and Adaptability

    November 20, 2009

    • The news of the moment is that Oprah Winfrey is to end her  daytime show.Oprah is coming off the air.Michael jackson's passing ,to me, was far more dramatic and shocking.Oprah coming off the air is a straight case of collateral damage  and changing cultures.Of course I empathise with her, but let's get serious.I have been writing all along about how America is in deep trouble and all that and ...
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  • My Convictions

    November 20, 2009

    • I feel O.K because I have written what I felt were my convictions.I have tried to be a good citizen of the world.I have said my two cents worth.I can't do more.I am the unrecognized writer/poet.My university has ignored my work and I have tried to ignore them myself.But somehow ,I feel good.Probably because of freedom of expression and the redroom.I have tried to get the attention of President ...
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  • America in Deep Trouble.

    November 12, 2009

    • Today,the gloves come off.I will be as critical as I can.No holds barred.The International Labour Organization has released a dismal report which has shown that global growth in real wages has slowed in dramatic fashion in 2008 because of the financial crisis ,and paints a worsening scenario for this year.The President's approval ratings have plummeted from a pre-inauguration high of 74 % in ...
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  • Recession/The Great Debate

    Hi Raymond, Thanks for the sentiments expressed. Best Regards, Enoch.

  • Derek Walcott and Barack Obama

    To Aberjhani,

                             Thanks for your useful comments.

  • self-publishing vs traditional publishing

    Well!

  • inaugural poem

    Well,I'm not disappointed in the least.If I were asked to encapsulate the substance of Ms Alexander's poem in one word I might be tempted to offer''pedestrian''.It brings me back to what I usually say

  • V.S Naipaul

    I don't know,but probably you may wish to read my comments on VS Naipaul.My blog is captioned''A House for Mr Biswas and Mr Obama''

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